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Linux 7.1, released by Linus Torvalds on June 14, 2026, introduces a rewritten optional NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fixes, Apple Silicon battery reporting, AMD power-management changes, Intel FRED enablement, and a large purge of obsolete kernel code. This release reflects the kernel community's deliberate decisions on what to carry forward. For Windows users who also use Linux, Linux 7.1 is particularly relevant due to its NTFS improvements and hardware support. Additionally, Linux 7.1 expands AMD Ryzen AI XDNA upstreaming, consolidating support for Neural Processing Units (NPUs) to accelerate LLM inference workloads on consumer Ryzen AI systems, benefiting both end users and developers.
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    Linux 7.1: New NTFS Write Driver, Steam Deck OLED Audio, Apple Silicon Power

    Linux 7.1 was released by Linus Torvalds on June 14, 2026, bringing a rewritten optional NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fixes, Apple Silicon battery reporting, AMD power-management changes, Intel FRED enablement, and a large purge of obsolete kernel code. The interesting part is not that...
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    Linux 7.1 Expands Ryzen AI NPU XDNA Upstreaming for LLMs

    Linux kernel development over the past 18 months has quietly but steadily folded AMD’s Ryzen AI “XDNA” support into the mainline, and the next minor release — Linux 7.1 — is shaping up to consolidate and expand that support in ways that matter for both end users and developers running LLMs and...
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